Immortality and Cultivation: I Have Too Many Talents

Chapter 421 The Secret Realm of the Gan River (Seeking Further Subscriptions)

In his previous life, Shen Xuan understood that many things are impossible to truly empathize with.

He greatly respected a great writer, and his words hit the nail on the head.

We do not share the same joys and sorrows as humans; I just think they are noisy.

In the mortal world, people live in misery, and the average lifespan is no more than forty years.

This is nothing at all.

Life is tough at the bottom of the cultivation world.

In order to survive, they deceive and betray each other; for a little bit of profit, they fight each other with knives.

The vast majority of them are cattle or horses.

This is quite normal.

Major sects, small and medium-sized sects, and cultivation families—layers of privileged classes—form an unbreakable and massive network, like a golden domain, relentlessly exploiting the lower levels of cultivation.

The so-called order is actually an order that emphasizes family background and social standing.

Social stratification is severe.

The struggle for one's own destiny is not worth mentioning.

The saying "Heaven rewards diligence" is nothing more than a packaged fairy tale.

Even if a faint light shines, it will eventually be swallowed up by the hustle and bustle of reality and disappear into the crowd.

The high-ranking members of the major sects are all exceptionally intelligent individuals, possessing a thorough understanding of the current state of the cultivation world.

All they could do was leave a narrow path for elite disciples to advance within the sect.

We cannot completely shut down the path to advancement simply because of a lack of cultivation resources.

If that happens, the entire sect will be divided into a conflict between the vested interests and the elite younger generation.

The sect would fall into internal strife and collapse at the slightest sign of trouble.

Therefore, the ceasefire between Qingyun Sect and Medicine God Valley was inevitable.

Shen Xuan guessed that the Medicine God Valley's plot to seize the Cold Jade Pill formula from the Azure Cloud Sect had the tacit approval of other sects such as the Profound Heaven Sect.

The true disciples of the Qingyun Sect were equally aware of this.

The Cold Jade Elixir formula can only be truly effective if it is in the hands of the Medicine God Valley.

This is more advantageous to the Song Dynasty sects such as the Xuantian Sect.

Therefore, the Qingyun Sect's expeditionary force did not mention restricting the Medicine God Valley's production of Cold Jade Pills.

It's no use bringing it up.

Medicine God Valley will not agree.

Other sects in the Song Kingdom, such as the Xuantian Sect, would not support it.

The Qingyun Sect's punitive expedition directly captured Chenxiang Immortal City in Medicine God Valley.

This large immortal city, with its third-tier spiritual veins, is the compensation for the Cold Jade Pill recipe.

Medicine God Valley was fully aware of this.

The defenders offered no resistance and surrendered the entire city.

The fierce battle between the two major sects of the Song Kingdom lasted for more than a year.

The number of disciples who perished in the two major sects can be counted on one hand.

The Xuan Tian Sect witnessed that the duel between the two sects' true masters was actually a complete exhibition match.

Everyone knows that the combat strength of the Medicine God Valley Master is inferior to that of the Qingyun Sect Master.

The Qingyun Sect and the Medicine God Valley had already reached a settlement agreement under the mediation of the Xuantian Sect.

They used real people to gamble, and then each stepped down from the stage.

Not only that.

The seven rulers of the Song state consulted together and decided to jointly reclaim wasteland.

The advancement of lower- and middle-level disciples within a sect can be resolved through the war between the Daoist and Demonic factions of the Song and Liang kingdoms.

Eliminate some small and medium-sized cultivation forces and eliminate some inferior disciples.

However, the elite disciples of the sect, especially those who can break through to the Core Formation stage.

As long as the core formation is successful.

Even newly promoted pseudo-core cultivators need to be properly resettled.

In the Song Dynasty, the Xuantian Sect and the Jinyang Sect were the ones who truly held power.

With two factions taking the lead and the other five factions all expressing their agreement, they launched a war to search for and occupy new third-tier spiritual lands.

This was done to alleviate the internal conflicts within the seven sects.

Pick the softest persimmons.

The sea monsters of the East Sea are not easy to defeat, and neighboring countries may not be able to defeat them either.

The best option is still the wilderness.

Although the demon race is powerful.

But the Demon Emperor lives deep in the desolate wilderness, detached from worldly affairs.

Many demon kings are mavericks, each occupying their own territory and never forming cliques or gangs.

This gave the seven rulers of the Song state the opportunity to defeat them one by one.

After a moment's thought, Shen Xuan saw through the matter of the seven sects jointly exploring the wilderness.

However, this is for Shen Xuan.

It's not a bad thing.

The seven sects joined forces to explore the wilderness, their guns pointed at a single enemy.

His popularity has decreased significantly.

"Master, if I may be so bold as to ask, will the True Immortals of the various sects in the Song Kingdom take action against me because of the Cold Jade Pill formula?"

Master Hanyu smiled and said, "No."

"Senior Brother Mizong presented the formula for the Cold Jade Pill at the joint meeting of the seven sect leaders."

"The five sects, including the Xuantian Sect, have unanimously agreed that the seven sects will jointly explore new lands. Each sect will give priority to selecting two third-tier spiritual lands."

That's it!

The Mysterious Master knew he couldn't keep it all to himself, so he sold the Cold Jade Pill formula for a good price.

In this way, the Qingyun Sect reserved three third-tier spiritual lands to accommodate newly promoted Core Formation True Persons.

"That's good."

Shen Xuan was no longer worried about being ambushed and plotted against by a sect master after leaving the sect.

When I'm in a good mood, I speak directly.

"Forgive my bluntness, but Master is not suitable to be in charge of the Spirit Pill Hall."

"tell me the story."

"Master is now living a carefree life. In his spare time, he can refine some elixirs for the sect, which will earn him sect merits."

"If Master takes over the Spirit Pill Hall, refining spirit pills will be a sect mission."

Master Hanyu nodded: "That's what I think too."

"Moreover, Master Changsheng will certainly not give up the position of Elder of the Spirit Pill Hall."

Shen Xuan paused for a moment, then continued, "If you're not in a position of authority, don't meddle in its affairs. There's an old saying that goes, 'Sweep the snow from your own doorstep and don't worry about the frost on someone else's roof.'"

"Master is of refined character and has never wanted to deal with ordinary people. There is no need for him to get involved in such matters."

Master Hanyu smiled and nodded, agreeing with Shen Xuan's judgment.

Her personality was never suited to be an alchemist.

Not to mention taking charge of the Spirit Pill Hall.

A few days later, Master Hanyu found Master Mizong and explicitly refused the position of head elder of the Lingdan Hall.

The Lost Immortal stopped insisting and instead asked the Cold Jade Immortal for help in refining more Cold Jade Pills.

……

Life goes on, and all is well.

Shen Xuan devoted himself to cultivation.

After breaking through to the sixth level of Foundation Establishment, Shen Xuan's spiritual power became even more refined.

Gradually, they mastered the techniques and became skilled, casting spells quickly and powerfully with hand gestures.

After fully refining the essence of the Deep Sea Divine Ox, I successfully plundered the [Strong Lung Power] talent skill.

On land, this innate skill has limited uses. It only slightly increases lung capacity, speeds up metabolism, and slightly improves physical endurance.

It's nowhere near as effective as [Dragon Blood Boiling], which has an immediate effect.

【Daoyun: 66818】

The 7,000 points of Daoist essence that were added were the greatest gain from the essence blood of the Deep Sea Divine Ox.

Now that Shen Xuan's various cultivation techniques, spells, and skills have reached a certain level, the effect of adding points using Daoist rhyme is extremely poor.

Some are even completely ineffective.

Currently, Shen Xuan's main cultivation techniques, such as the Divine Treasure Ocean Technique, the True Ice Heart Technique, the Immortal Slaying Water Qi Technique, the Boiling Dragon Blood Technique, the Size Control Technique, and the Infinite Strength Technique, all require diligent study and practice.

Shen Xuan guessed that the effect of adding points to Daoist Rhyme in the early stages was obvious, but it would eventually be limited by the cultivation level.

This is equivalent to realizing the cultivator's potential ahead of schedule.

Next, Shen Xuan will refine the Foundation Establishment Pill.

For this kind of breakthrough elixir refining skill, using Daoist points to increase proficiency is the best approach.

It can save countless practice hours and valuable medicinal herbs.

Previously, the Cold Jade Pill was like this.

After rapidly advancing to the mastery stage, the success rate of pill refining reaches 40%, and the benefits of pill refining are extremely considerable.

However, the refining of Foundation Establishment Pills will have to wait until we return from the secret realm.

Only then did he accumulate enough materials for Foundation Building Pills.

……

A month later.

The Qingyun Sect issued a selection notice for the Gan River Secret Realm training program.

The requirements are very simple.

Those at or above the late Foundation Establishment stage, skilled in combat, can register voluntarily.

After being reviewed and approved by the sect's master assembly, the team was selected to participate in the Gan River Secret Realm event to be held six months later.

There are twenty slots available.

The sect will offer a generous reward for submitting the spoils from the secret realm.

The specifics of the award were not specified.

The war between the Dao and the Demonic has just ended.

Next comes the training in the mysterious Gan River area.

Soon, new rumors began to circulate within the sect.

Legend has it that the sect's rewards this time are exceptionally generous.

It is very likely the Golden Elixir.

Moreover, it will be 50% more than in previous years.

This made the newly returned Core Formation cultivators all eager to try their best, their spirits lifted.

The hidden gem of the Gan River has been opened to the public for the first time.

It may contain rare and precious spiritual objects and natural treasures that are rarely seen in the outside world.

Even top-grade spiritual objects for forming the Golden Core, and main materials for transforming into the Golden Core.

At the same time, there are many unknown risks.

Such as top-tier monsters, spatial rifts, and places devoid of spiritual energy.

Opportunities and risks coexist.

Wealth and wealth are found in danger.

For disciples of sects aiming to reach the Core Formation stage, participating in the Gan River Secret Realm training is an excellent opportunity.

Don't miss out.

Within the Qingyun Sect, most of the eligible disciples signed up to participate.

There were twenty spots available, but more than sixty people applied.

This made Han Yu Zhenren, who was leading the team, extremely popular overnight.

Although the decision on who will participate in the secret realm is made by the real people's council.

As the leader of the team, Master Hanyu has a certain veto power.

Not to mention sects and aristocratic families, even Golden Core cultivators within sects greeted Cold Jade Immortal with smiles.

Even Master Tianfeng intervened on behalf of his personally taught disciple Ye Lingfeng, asking Master Hanyu for some assistance.

Hanyu Peak, a blessed land.

Han Ruzhen smiled broadly.

"So, Shen Xuan, are you ready to participate in the Gan River Secret Realm training?"

"If I bring it up now, I can add it back. But if it happens in a few days, even I won't be able to do anything about it."

These days, her fellow disciples in the sect have been all smiles and incredibly friendly towards her.

Even Gu Feng Zhenren, who had always been at odds with her.

She also smiled and offered to take care of Yun Chixin, who was also a female cultivator.

"Reporting to Master, this disciple will accompany you to see the sights. We won't be going into the Gan River Secret Realm this time."

"I can go in when it reopens next time."

Shen Xuan said with a smile.

He hasn't reached the point where he needs to break through to the Core Formation stage yet.

There's no need to take the risk.

He wouldn't go into the Gan River Secret Realm even if there was only a one percent risk of death.

For him, safety comes first.

Moreover, this is the first time the Gan River Secret Realm has been opened to the public.

According to the records in the sect's archives, the risk of death in newly discovered Foundation Establishment Realm secret realms like this is as high as 20%.

"Disciples who have made any progress in the Gan River Secret Realm this time may be rewarded with a Golden Core."

Master Hanyu dropped a bombshell.

Shen Xuan suddenly realized: "So that's why these Core Formation seeds are so eager!"

"if not?"

Master Hanyu said with a hint of envy, "They are lucky. I didn't have such a good opportunity back then."

Clearly, Master Hanyu also believed that this was a rare opportunity.

As for the risks.

Compared to obtaining the Golden Elixir, it's really nothing.

When Master Hanyu mentioned this matter, it was to inform Shen Xuan.

So that he won't regret it later.

In her eyes.

Shen Xuan's combat strength is no less than that of any Core Formation seed in the sect.

It is entirely possible to participate in the adventure in the secret realm of the Gan River.

"Master, this disciple is not in a hurry."

Shen Xuan solemnly said, "My goal has never changed. It has always been to condense the Golden Core."

Upon hearing this, a faint blue light flashed in Master Hanyu's eyes.

"Indeed. You don't need to rush. They are the ones who are anxious."

Based on Hanyu Zhenren's understanding of Shen Xuan.

Since Shen Xuan, who is usually cautious, dared to speak like this, he must have a certain degree of confidence.

In Hanyu Zhenren's opinion, the Seven-Colored Lotus gave Shen Xuan a lot of confidence.

She is willing to support and nurture Shen Xuan.

It was also because of his character that he was considered worthy of carrying on the mantle.

"This disciple will accompany Master to the secret realm. If any disciples from other sects acquire cultivation items that are useful to this disciple, I request Master's assistance in trading them on my behalf."

Shen Xuan said with a smile.

"Oh. What are you offering in exchange?"

(End of this chapter)